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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 21h

Cyfarfod â’n siaradwyr... Sgyrsiau Ymchwil Wrecsam 2025/2026 🤩 a bwciwch eich tocynnau heddiw wrexham.ac.uk/cy/ymchwil/s....

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Wrexham Talks Research Speakers 25/26

Hear a little more from our speakers about their Wrexham Talks Research public lectures. Bilingual transcript on our webpage: https://wrexham.ac.uk/research/wrexham-talks/ Music: Unconditionally by…

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 21h

Meet our speakers... Wrexham Talks Research 2025/2026 🤩 and book your tickets today wrexham.ac.uk/research/wre....

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Wrexham Talks Research Speakers 25/26

Hear a little more from our speakers about their Wrexham Talks Research public lectures. Bilingual transcript on our webpage: https://wrexham.ac.uk/research/wrexham-talks/ Music: Unconditionally by…

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 22h

Our second Wrexham Talks Research public lecture this year will invite you all to consider the barriers that prevent disabled people from engaging with the arts.

25 November
Food and drinks from 5.30pm, lecture at 6pm
Plas Coch Campus, Mold Rd, Wrexham

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Anabledd a’r Celfyddydau yn Wrecsam | Disability and the Arts in Wrexham

Pobman yn Hygyrch: Anabledd a’r Celfyddydau yn Wrecsam | Access All Areas: Disability and the Arts in Wrexham

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 22h

Bydd ein hail ddarlith gyhoeddus Sgyrsiau Ymchwil Wrecsam eleni yn eich gwahodd chi i gyd i ystyried y rhwystrau sy’n atal pobl anabl rhag ymgysylltu â’r celfyddydau.

25 Tachwedd
Bwyd a diod o 5.30pm, darlith am 6pm
Campws Plas Coch, Ffordd yr Wyddgrug, Wrecsam
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Anabledd a’r Celfyddydau yn Wrecsam | Disability and the Arts in Wrexham

Pobman yn Hygyrch: Anabledd a’r Celfyddydau yn Wrecsam | Access All Areas: Disability and the Arts in Wrexham

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Two weeks left to apply! 💰

The Learned Society of Wales' small grant funding is an excellent chance for academics in Wales to bag a pot of money to seed their research project and a bigger funding application.
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2025 - 2026 Cycle - The Learned Society of Wales

Research Workshop Grant Scheme 2025 – 2026 Key Dates 8 September 2025 Call Opens 31 October 2025 Call Closes at 4pm by 10 December 2025 Outcome of Selection 1 January 2026 Start Dates for Projects 20…

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Pythefnos ar ôl i wneud cais! 💰

Mae cyllid grant bach Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru yn gyfle gwych i academyddion yng Nghymru ennill pot o arian i hau eu prosiect ymchwil a chais am gyllid mwy.
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Cylch 2025 - 2026 - The Learned Society of Wales

Grantiau Gweithdai Ymchwil 2025 – 2026 Dyddiadau Pwysig 6 Medi 2025 Galwad yn Agor 31 Hydref 2025 Galwad yn Cau am 4pm Erbyn 10 Rhagfyr 2025 Canlyniad 1 Ionawr 2026 Cychwyn y Prosiectau 20 Mawrth…

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 1d

It's October, and that means not long to go before our opening Wrexham Talks Research public lecture of the academic year 🤩

Olivia Neen will be schooling us all on the Welsh language, why it’s important that we use it, and how it belongs to us all.

20 October
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Pam Mae Cymraeg yn Cyfrif | Why Cymraeg Matters

Pam Mae Cymraeg yn Cyfrif  | Why Cymraeg Matters

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Mae'n fis Hydref, ac mae hynny'n golygu nad oes llawer i fynd cyn ein darlith gyhoeddus Sgiliau Ymchwil Wrecsam gyntaf o'r flwyddyn academaidd 🤩

Bydd Olivia Neen yn ein haddysgu ni i gyd am yr iaith Gymraeg
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Pam Mae Cymraeg yn Cyfrif | Why Cymraeg Matters

Pam Mae Cymraeg yn Cyfrif  | Why Cymraeg Matters

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Women on grant panels 💷

Hear from the EPSRC about their recent report on diversity in their portfolio and the finding that women achieve better outcomes from grant panels that include women.

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Merched ar baneli grantiau 💷

Cewch glywed gan yr EPSRC am eu hadroddiad diweddar ar amrywiaeth, gan gynnwys y canfyddiad fod merched yn cael gwell canlyniadau gan baneli grantiau sy’n cynnwys merched.

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Fill | Women on grant panels - an EMPOWER/LSW/EPSRC event

Hybrid event - online (Teams) or in-person at: Vis Lab, 1st floor, sbarc/spark, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4HQ Monday 6th October 2025 11am-2pm (Registration from 10:30). Buffet lunch provided....

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Introduction to Co-production Training 🤝

The Learned Society of Wales invites researchers from across Wales, working within and outside academia, to attend a 2-hour training session on co-production delivered by the Co-production Lab Wales.

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Cyflwyniad i Hyfforddiant Cyd-gynhyrchu
Mae Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru'n gwahodd ymchwilwyr ar hyd a lled Cymru, gan weithio o fewn i'r byd academaidd ac oddi allan iddo, er mwyn mynychu sesiwn hyfforddiant 2 awr ar gyd-gynhyrchu, sy'n cael ei darparu gan...
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Cofrestru | Register – Hyfforddiant Cyflwyniad i Cyd-gynhyrchu | Introduction to Co-production Training – Zoom

Hyfforddiant Cyflwyniad i Cyd-gynhyrchu | Introduction to Co-production Training – Zoom, Wed 22 Oct 2025 - (for English, see below - please note the training will be delivered in English) Mae…

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Cyflwyniad i Hyfforddiant Cyd-gynhyrchu
Mae Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru'n gwahodd ymchwilwyr ar hyd a lled Cymru, gan weithio o fewn i'r byd academaidd ac oddi allan iddo, er mwyn mynychu sesiwn hyfforddiant 2 awr ar gyd-gynhyrchu, sy'n cael ei darparu gan...
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Cofrestru | Register – Hyfforddiant Cyflwyniad i Cyd-gynhyrchu | Introduction to Co-production Training – Zoom

Hyfforddiant Cyflwyniad i Cyd-gynhyrchu | Introduction to Co-production Training – Zoom, Wed 22 Oct 2025 - (for English, see below - please note the training will be delivered in English) Mae…

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Llongyfarchiadau enfawr i Esnart MacKenzie, Ysgol Fusnes Gogledd Cymru am basio ei Viva yn ddiweddar!

Teitl thesis Esnart yw, "Datgloi buddion ar y cyd drwy Ubuntu - agwedd tuag at Reoli Adnoddau Dynol a Lles y Gweithiwr a ailddychmygwyd', a bydd Esnart yn graddio o Brifysgol Strathclyde 🥳

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Huge congratulations to Esnart MacKenzie, Business School, for passing their Viva recently!
Esnart’s thesis title is “Unlocking mutual gains through Ubuntu - a reimagined approach to Human Resource Management and Employee Wellbeing”, and Esnart will be graduating from the University of Strathclyde 🥳

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Celf, Lle a Grym Dulliau sy'n Canolbwyntio ar y Gymuned

Yr Athro Alec Shepley
Mai 28
Bwyd a diodydd o 5.30pm

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Celf, Lle a Phŵer y Gymuned | Art, Place, and the Power of Community

Celf, Lle a Phŵer Addasiad sy’n Cael ei Arwain gan y Gymuned | Art, Place, and the Power of Community-Centred Approaches

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Art, Place, and the Power of Community-Centred Approaches

This lecture explores how art-based methods are amplifying community voices to shape environmental planning, influence policy, and support adaptation in line with Wales’ Future Generations Act.

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Celf, Lle a Phŵer y Gymuned | Art, Place, and the Power of Community

Celf, Lle a Phŵer Addasiad sy’n Cael ei Arwain gan y Gymuned | Art, Place, and the Power of Community-Centred Approaches

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 7d

Os ydych chi'n fyfyriwr, yn arweinydd busnes lleol, neu'n weithiwr proffesiynol yn y sector cyhoeddus, darganfyddwch sut allwch chi gefnogi'r iaith Gymraeg drwy ei defnyddio bob dydd, arferion cynhwysol, ac ymgysylltu diwylliannol.

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olivia at a table with others chatting welsh

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 7d

If you’re a student, local business leader, or public sector professional, find out how you can support the Welsh language through everyday use, inclusive practices, and cultural engagement.

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 7d

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Natalie Saunders, Darlithydd Troseddeg am gyflwyno ei thesis ddechrau Medi! 🥳

Mae doethuriaeth Natalie'n cael ei chwblhau ym Mhrifysgol Edge Hill, gyda thesis yn dwyn y teitl, "Ymgymysgu a Pherthyn: Profiad Bywyd o Gyfeillgarwch ymysg Merched Awtistig”

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 7d

Huge congratulations to Natalie Saunders, Lecturer in Criminology, for submitting their thesis at the start of September! 🥳

Natalie’s doctorate is being completed at Edge Hill University, with a thesis titled, “Blending In and Belonging: Lived Experience of Friendship Among Autistic Girls”

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 Mae mis Hydref yn fis Niwrogynhwysiant ym Mhrifysgol Wrecsam!

Wedi’i drefnu gan ein Rhwydwaith Niwrogynhwysiant Staff gyda balchder, mae’r mis hwn yn ymwneud â dathlu niwroamrywiaeth a chodi ymwybyddiaeth o sut i greu sefydliadau mwy niwrogynhwysol.

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 October is Neuroinclusivity Month at Wrexham University! 🌟

Proudly organised by our Staff Neuroinclusion Network, this month is all about celebrating neurodiversity and raising awareness of how to build more neuroinclusive organisations.

Let’s celebrate different ways of thinking and learning!

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 8d

A huge congratulations to 4 of our fantastic staff on their promotions 🥳

Rob Bolam, Professor of Aeronautical Engineering ✈️
Yuriy Vagapov, Professor of Electrical Engineering ⚡
Karen Heald, Professor of Interdisciplinary Art Practice 🎨
Mobayode Akinsolu, Reader in Applied Artificial Intelligence 📡

Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 8d

Cyhoeddiad y Mis – Medi ✍️

Dewis y Swyddfa Ymchwil ar gyfer mis Medi yw papur diweddar Dr Julian Ayres...

"Resilience training to support teachers on a post-compulsory education and training programme"
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Julian speaking to attendee at his lecture